Hershey commits to agroforestry for cocoa supply chain
In Pennsylvania, The Hershey Company has made a commitment to no new deforestation in its global cocoa supply chain, which is aimed at stopping...
Putting it to good use – Study looks for ways to valorize agricultural and...
In Europe, a European Agrimax study found that the EU produces 700 million tons of bio-waste each year and is looking for ways to...
British seaweed could open door to biobased displays
In the United Kingdom, researchers have found that crystal structures used by Cystoseira tamariscifolia, a brown algae commonly known as Rainbow wrack, reflect the...
Kraig Biocraft begins spider silk operations in Vietnam
In Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. a developer of spider silk based fibers, announced it has been issued its long awaited Enterprise Registration Certificate...
Study Looks for Answers on How Bacteria Adapts in Different Environments
In New York, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researcher received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a study on bacteria...
Researchers Find Bioadhesive Inspiration in Ticks’ Mouths
In Austria, researchers from MedUni Vienna and Vienna University of Technology are studying tick cement—the dowel-like anchor ticks use to adhere to skin and...
Good comes out of chocolate – Cocoa bean waste-to-fuel could help rural Ghana
In Ghana, a new green technology to generate electricity from discarded cocoa pod husks is set to benefit African farming communities currently with little...
Beetles, Flies and Crickets Oh My! Insects Approved As Fish Food in Europe
In Belgium, FEFAC has allowed farmed fish producers to use insects as feed as a way to help improve the sustainability of aquaculture in...
Two By Two, Biomaterials Climb Aboard Noah’s Ark Project at Russian University
In Russia, Lomonosov Moscow State University created a giant database as part of their Noah’s Ark project to catalogue and store all types of...
When less sweet is a sweet thing – Novozymes new online calculator helps dial...
In Denmark, Novozymes offers the first online tool to support reformulation challenges and that helps dairies develop products with less sugar. This will allow...